First week done

Anya has now completed her first full week of school and she still loves it- yay!!!! I knew she'd enjoy it, but I thought she might have a little trouble adjusting to such a long day every day, but she barely batted an eye. After our orientation with the teacher, it's clear that the day is structured very well to keep them interested and allow them some "down time" so they don't get overloaded.

She did get her first introduction to homework....a packet of sheets to practice writing her first name properly (Capital A, then lowercase nya). Without a struggle, it takes all of 5 minutes to do, but the first few days were rough. Now that she's gotten used to it, I think we've started a good routine of getting homework done after a short playtime when she gets home. WHo knows how long this will last!

Anya has also made many friends at school. She's been so pleased that there are more girls than boys in her class this year. Last year, she was one of 3 girls amidst 12 boys. She has made friends with several boys, but most of her playmates are girls now.

We've also noticed lately that she is blossoming into such a cool and fun kid. She's losing much (not all, of course) of the tantruming toddler and becoming more and more helpful and cooperative. She and Baz are playing very well together most of the time and they even work together to clean up their toys.

George has also found a movie companion in Anya. Turns out she loves the Lord of the Rings movies and happily watches them with him. In fact, her current choice for her Halloween costume is Eowyn.... of course, she was up SEVERAL times last night with nightmares after watching a few scary scenes last night, so we might put those movies on hold for now.